1,987 hedge funds and large institutions have $109B invested in Merck in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 108 funds opening new positions, 832 increasing their positions, 824 reducing their positions, and 101 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
1,987
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-0.8%
% of All Funds
45.6%
Holding in Top 10
83
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+18.57%
% of All Funds
1.9%
New
108
Increased
832
Reduced
824
Closed
101
Calls
$1.37B
Puts
$1.14B
Net Calls
+$227M
Net Calls Change
+$346M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Shares
Change %
GC
151
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$87.6M +$3.67M +70,563 +4%
SCM
152
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$87.2M +$1.35M +25,928 +2%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
153
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$85.7M +$8.25M +158,654 +11%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
154
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$85.2M +$2.8M +53,911 +3%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
155
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$85.2M +$47.5M +914,032 +126%
Toronto Dominion Bank
156
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$85.1M +$17.5M +337,421 +26%
BCIM
157
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$84.6M -$6.56M -126,141 -7%
H
158
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$84.5M +$777K +14,949 +0.9%
KeyBank National Association
159
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$83M -$7.45M -143,349 -8%
CB
160
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$82.5M +$547K +10,520 +0.7%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
161
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$82.2M -$17.2M -330,774 -17%
Baird Financial Group
162
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$79.5M +$3.25M +62,598 +4%
Fidelity International
163
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$79.3M -$6.8M -130,866 -8%
CIC
164
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$78.6M +$3.56M +68,403 +5%
Comerica Bank
165
Comerica Bank
Texas
$78M -$949K -16,960 -1%
AG
166
Aperio Group
California
$77.9M +$2.22M +42,631 +3%
GIA
167
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
$77.5M -$3.59M -69,059 -4%
MHI
168
Miller Howard Investments
New York
$76.6M -$1.71M -32,816 -2%
TAM
169
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$76.2M +$1.38M +26,623 +2%
ZIM
170
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$73.5M +$638K +12,275 +0.9%
ACI
171
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$72.7M -$3.52M -66,969 -5%
Lord, Abbett & Co
172
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$71.7M -$7.41M -142,493 -9%
SC
173
Samlyn Capital
New York
$71.4M +$47.6M +916,231 +200%
BTS
174
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$70.5M +$8.45M +162,534 +14%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
175
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$70.2M -$16.9M -324,861 -19%